Private.Me

private.me
Public
Industry Computer Security, computer software
Founded 2014
Founder AJ Esmailzadeh
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Key people
 AJ Esmailzadeh (President)
Robert Neivert (COO)
Paul Hershenson
Stan Stahl, PhD (CISO)
David Lam (CTO)
Number of employees
 10+
Slogan "Because your privacy matters."
Website https://private.me/

Private.me is a privacy platform designed to keep an individual’s personal data private and secure. Using a patent pending system, Private.Me has built a forgetful web service that allows its users to control who can access their private data.[1] When Private.Me is used for search all the data is encrypted and dispersed in geographical dispersed organisations.[2][3]

Company Profile

Private.me uses a process to encrypt and distribute data to the Data Neutrality Administration,[4] a network of privacy nonprofits that have been established with the mission of stewarding user data. This process is called the Dispersed Storage System (DSS). It is accessible via an API. and will be offered as a privacy tool. The API requires explicit permission in order to recall a user’s data[5]

The system keeps information inaccessible to any unauthorized entity, including Private.Me.[6][7]

History

Private.Me is a data privacy and digital security company,[8] providing web and software applications founded in August, 2014 by Standard Clouds, Inc Private.Me was incorporated in California and is headquartered in Los Angeles.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Keep your data private while you search the Web".
  2. ↑ "New Search Engine Promises to Keep Your Data Private". usnews.
  3. ↑ "Google-like' search engine puts NSA snooping back in the spotlight". Fox News.
  4. ↑ "Data Neutrality Administration".
  5. ↑ "DAILY API ROUNDUP: MEERKAT, DEXTRO, STICKY, OWLER, MEETI, PRIVATE.ME".
  6. ↑ "Private.me's Dr. Stan Stahl Talks Secure Internet Browsing, Usage; Possible Tor Alternative And The Privacy Culture Shift". idigitaltimes.
  7. ↑ "Private.Me COO Robert Neivert Talks About Giving Consumers Control Of Their Private Data Again [EXCLUSIVE]". iDigital Times.
  8. ↑ "You Are Responsible for Your Own Internet Privacy".
  9. ↑ "New Search Engine Promises to Keep Your Data Private". usnews.

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